“The simple ability to eat and sleep normally and wake up glad you are alive, glad you abstained yesterday, and glad you have the privilege of abstaining today.” ~ Voices of Recovery (Kindle Locations 2336-2337). The diet mentality lingers long, making […]
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Fatigued
DANGER! FATIGUED PERSON who learned long ago food fixes everything. DANGER! Candles lit at both ends, too many irons in the fire, a crisis every way you turn. DANGER! We who need vigilance, we who can bypass our heads when […]
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This may be a fine program but it’s not going to work for me, I know since I’ve tried everything, most of them multiple times… like Weight Watchers, Adkins diet, those candies, do you remember, Aids before that meant something […]
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No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others. That feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear. ~ The Big Book and A Study Guide of the 12 Steps (Kindle Locations […]
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“Stinking thinking” is the universal addiction. Substance addictions like alcohol and drugs are merely the most visible form of addiction, but actually we are all addicted to our own habitual way of doing anything, our own defenses, and most especially, […]
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